Wednesday, November 23, 2005

Of Kenduri and El-Nino...

Yesterday evening, after Asar, we had a kenduri kesyukuran. Somehow, Mak misled the guests saying that I have passed all my exams. So, kena la perbetulkan. Perhaps another kenduri in a year’s time ( Kenduri nasi minyak kut.... muakakakaka).

So, I helped Mak cooked rendang daging, kuah kacang, nasi impit, kuah lodeh, and Mak also ordered kuih bengkang, agar-agar, popia, kuih koci, meehoon, pulut kuning, roti jala and kari ayam. Alhamdulillah, baki sikit je, Tak la membazir.

Orang yang datang pun dalam 40 people. Just nice. Sampai ke isyak la orang berkunjung. Macam raya pulak. The weather had been gloomy past few days. Nasib baik tak hujan masa kenduri. When most of the guests have left, baru hujan turun selebat-lebatnya. Sempat la pindahkan semua masuk dalam rumah. Kalau tak buffet kat porch je.

Those who came were my parents’ Terawikh buddies, kawan persatuan Mak, my staff nurse kat old hospital (Mak gave them English classes too and my auntie works as a matron there, so kenal la my family), neighbours, my grammies, aunties, uncle and cousins.

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The night before, Mak went to a dinner function meraikan wife D.O. yang dah nak transfer. Mak had been active in so many persatuan, NGOs and political ones. Almost nak bertanding jadi Ketua Wanita Bahagian but me and Abah tak kasi. Tak lekat kat rumah karang. The Datin acknowledged mak’s contribution and gave her a surprise gift (a 21 inch TV! Dunno where to put la) and more importantly a tribute to Mak.
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Today, kena balik KL. Jadilah 4 hari kat rumah parents. Bawak Baby je balik sini. Yang lain tinggal. Itupun bergaduh dgn Nino, kucing Abah. Tapi lama-lama jadi member, bergusti and tidur sama pulak. Nino asyik nak cium bontot Baby je. Memang Nino takde member lain selain Astro, Abah’s other male cat. Baby is a female. I guess Nino has found out, he is straight after all…. Kekekekeke.

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